First glimpse of the Porsche Cayman standing at the Dubai Autodrome left an immediate impression. The first thing that hits you is that the front is more 911ish than ever, and flows well with the more compact dimensions of the Cayman

First glimpse of the Porsche Cayman standing at the Dubai Autodrome left an immediate impression. The first thing that hits you is that the front is more 911ish than ever, and flows well with the more compact dimensions of the Cayman

A walk-around tells you that the styling is marked by precise lines and razor-sharp sculpted edges which emphasise the car’s low, extended silhouette with the windscreen shifted forward and the roof line that reaches far back

Overall there are a lot of minor changes all around which spruce up the looks of the new Cayman and overall the new car comes across as more independent than before and is extremely well differentiated from its predecessor

With 5.39 km of brilliant Dubai Autodrome tarmac beneath us, we had more than ample room to put the Cayman through its paces. Going around the track, the steering feels brilliant passing each and every bit of information coming from the wheels

The insides are typically Porsche offering all the luxuries you need but still being extremely driver oriented. Well that’s about all the time I had to notice the interiors before the lead Panamera headed out of the pits

With a 0-100 km/h time of 5.7 seconds (4.9 for the S) and a top speed of 266 km/h (283 km/h for the S) it is still a seriously quick car

We started with a warm up lap after which I got to unleash all the fury of the 3.4 litre 6-cylinder engine. With 325 PS at the rear wheels and 370 Nm of torque, the Cayman S lunges forward with alacrity akin to a bullet

The all-new chassis which boasts a 60 mm longer wheelbase made sure the car was extremely stable at high speeds while the increased track width along with larger wheels and low resistance tyres make sure you nail the apex every time you’re on the track

The Cayman came across as a car which is just as home on the track as it is on the roads